“27 Club” – Nothing Left To Lose – Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin
Born January 19, 1943 – Died October 4, 1970
American Singer, Songwriter, Music Arranger
“Nothing Left To Lose”
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27 Club – Members
The 27 Club – Members
The 27 Club has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in rock & roll history, and includes popular musicians, artists and/or actors that have died at age 27.
The term became widely known after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his age to that of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, and Jimi Hendrix – though it was notable to fans in the early 1970s when those four visionaries died within just two years of each other.
The following list are members who are contained herein:
- Brian Jones
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Janis Joplin
- Pete Ham
The Curse Of The 27 Club
The Curse of the 27 Club Over the last few decades, dozens of musical superstars have died – often dramatically – at the early age of 27. ‘The 27 Club’ has gained much infamy, its members including household names such as Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.
“27 Club”
The 27 Club
The 27 Club
Recognized by the death of Kurt Cobain
Popular musicians, artists and/or actors that have died at age 27.
The 27 Club – Note
The 27 Club has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in rock & roll history. The term became widely known after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his age to that of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, and Jimi Hendrix – though it was notable to fans in the early 1970s when those four visionaries died within just two years of each other.
When Amy Winehouse passed away at age 27 in 2011, it attracted even more attention to the significance of the age. While the club has been largely connected to musicians, it has expanded since, as many young actors and artists have lost their lives due to everything from addiction to suicide to freak accidents.
The 27 Club: The Legendary Musicians Who All Died At 27
The 27 Club refers to all the legendary musicians who died at the age of 27. If you have never heard of the “27 Club”, it was the unofficial name come up with to describe the unbelievable number of famous musicians who died at the age of 27.
“27 Club” – Basquiat
“27 Club” – Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Born December 22, 1960 – Died August 12, 1988
American Artist
“27 Club” – Jean-Michel Basquiat – Note
By 1986, Basquiat was a successful artist in this period, but his growing heroin addiction began to interfere with his personal relationships.
Despite an attempt at sobriety during a trip to Maui, Hawaii, he died on August 12, 1988, of a heroin overdose at his art studio on Great Jones Street in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood.
He was 27 years old.
“27 Club” – Jean-Michel Basquiat – “Untitled”
On May 18, 2017, at a Sotheby’s auction, Basquiat’s 1982 painting, also “Untitled” (created with oil stick and spray paint and depicting a skull), set a new record high for any U.S. artist at auction.
It sold for $110,500,000.
“27 Club” – Brian Jones
“27 Club” – Brian Jones
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones
Born February 28, 1942 – Died July 3, 1969
Founder and Original Leader of the Rolling Stones
“27 Club” – Brian Jones – Note
Although he was originally the leader of what was supposed to be a blues-oriented band, Brian Jones’s fellow band members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards took over the band’s musical direction, especially after they became a successful songwriting team.
Jones developed a serious drug problem over the years and his role in the band steadily diminished.
The band asked Jones to leave the Rolling Stones in June 1969 and guitarist Mick Taylor took his place in the group. Jones died less than a month later by drowning in the swimming pool at his home on Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, East Sussex.
Rolling Stones talk about Brian Jones
Including a heartwarming tribute by Charlie Watts….. Interview from their world tour in 2003 for TOTP2 Copyright of the respective owners.
Last Wills – Janis Joplin
She set aside $2,500 to pay for a posthumous all-night party for 200 guests at her favorite pub in San Anselmo, California, “so my friends can get blasted after I’m gone.”
Last Wills – Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin
Born January 19, 1943 – Died October 4, 1970
American Singer, Songwriter, Music Arranger
Last Wills – Janis Joplin – Note
Janis Joplin changed her will two days before her death. The provision in her Last Will and Testament read as follow:
Article Eleventh
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If my Executor shall so elect, he shall be authorized, at the expense of my estate, but not to exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars, to cause a gathering of my friends and acquaintances at a suitable location as a final gesture of appreciation and farewell to such friends and acquaintance.
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Ps – Last Wills – Janis Joplin – John Lennon
The last recordings Joplin completed were on October 1, 1970 — Mercedes Benz and a birthday greeting for John Lennon, the Dale Evans Happy Trails.
John Lennon, whose birthday was October 9, later told Dick Cavett that her taped greeting arrived at his home after her death.